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Maerua angolensis

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Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
Links to other databases
Genome
Scientific Literature
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Internal ID UUID643ff5cc4c690123915493
Scientific name Maerua angolensis
Authority DC.
First published in Prodr. 1: 254 (1824)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Maerua lucida Hochst. ex A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 33 (1847)
Maerua retusa Hochst. ex A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 33 (1847)
Maerua currorii Hook.f. Niger Fl. : 218 (1849)
Maerua bukobensis Gilg & Gilg-Ben. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 53: 255 (1915)
Maerua emarginata Schinz Bull. Herb. Boissier 5: 857 (1897)
Maerua tomentosa Pax Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 14: 305 (1891)
Maerua senegalensis R.Br. Narr. Travels Africa , App. 22: 227 (1826)
Maerua thomsonii T.Anderson J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 5(Suppl. 1): 5 (1860)

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Language Common/alternative name
Afrikaans knoppiesboontjie
Persian مکرانی آنگولایی
wo tojj

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Maerua angolensis subsp. socotrana (Schweinf. ex Balf.f.) Kers Novon 3: 54 (1993)
Maerua angolensis subsp. angolensis Unknown

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Name Authority First published in
Maerua angolensis var. africana Kers Novon 3: 54 (1993)
Maerua angolensis var. heterophylla Welw. ex Oliv. Fl. Trop. Afr. 1: 86 (1868)

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Africa
    • East Tropical Africa
      • Kenya
      • Tanzania
      • Uganda
    • Northeast Tropical Africa
      • Chad
      • Djibouti
      • Eritrea
      • Ethiopia
      • Socotra
      • Somalia
      • Sudan
    • South Tropical Africa
      • Angola
      • Malawi
      • Mozambique
      • Zambia
      • Zimbabwe
    • Southern Africa
      • Botswana
      • Caprivi Strip
      • Kwazulu-Natal
      • Northern Provinces
      • Swaziland
    • West Tropical Africa
      • Benin
      • Burkina
      • Gambia
      • Ghana
      • Guinea
      • Mali
      • Mauritania
      • Niger
      • Nigeria
      • Senegal
    • West-central Tropical Africa
      • Burundi
      • Cameroon
      • Central African Republic
      • Rwanda
      • Zaïre

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000375297
Tropicos 5900543
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:147645-1
The Plant List kew-2370399
Open Tree Of Life 684760
NCBI Taxonomy 202645
IUCN Red List 62357
IPNI 147645-1
iNaturalist 186043
GBIF 7273321
Freebase /m/0_yhsdj
Wikipedia Maerua_angolensis

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
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Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Inorganic nutrients and heavy metals in some wild edible plants consumed by rural communities in Northern Uganda: Implications for human health Nyero A, Achaye I, Upoki Anywar G, Malinga GM Heliyon 07-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10447991
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18999
PMID:37636347
Antibacterial activity and anxiolytic-like effect of Ziziphus joazeiro Mart. leaves in adult zebrafish (Danio rerio) de Souza AB, Pinheiro JC, Soares JB, de Araújo JI, de Araújo SM, Batista FL, de Sousa KK, Tintino SR, Araujo IM, Magalhães FE, Leite LH, de Azevedo FR Fish Shellfish Immunol Rep 18-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10319171
doi:10.1016/j.fsirep.2023.100108
PMID:37409181
Phytochemical composition and antioxidant activities of some wild edible plants locally consumed by rural communities in northern Uganda Nyero A, Anywar GU, Achaye I, Malinga GM Front Nutr 04-Apr-2023
PMCID:PMC10111026
doi:10.3389/fnut.2023.1070031
PMID:37081916
Important Medicinal and Food Taxa (Orders and Families) in Kenya, Based on Three Quantitative Approaches Mutie FM, Mbuni YM, Rono PC, Mkala EM, Nzei JM, Phumthum M, Hu GW, Wang QF Plants (Basel) 02-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10005506
doi:10.3390/plants12051145
PMID:36904005
Current Knowledge of the Antidepressant Activity of Chemical Compounds from Crocus sativus L. Matraszek-Gawron R, Chwil M, Terlecki K, Skoczylas MM Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 30-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC9860663
doi:10.3390/ph16010058
PMID:36678554
Ethnomedicinal Information on Plants Used for the Treatment of Bone Fractures, Wounds, and Sprains in the Northern Region of the Republic of Benin Codo Toafode NM, Oppong Bekoe E, Vissiennon Z, Ahyi V, Vissiennon C, Fester K Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 21-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC9797300
doi:10.1155/2022/8619330
PMID:36588593
Ethnobotanical investigation of medicinal plants in Buska Mountain range, Hamar district, Southwestern Ethiopia Bekele M, Woldeyes F, Lulekal E, Bekele T, Demissew S J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 19-Sep-2022
PMCID:PMC9484237
doi:10.1186/s13002-022-00558-0
PMID:36123732
Antidepressant Effects of South African Plants: An Appraisal of Ethnobotanical Surveys, Ethnopharmacological and Phytochemical Studies Bonokwane MB, Lekhooa M, Struwig M, Aremu AO Front Pharmacol 29-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9277359
doi:10.3389/fphar.2022.895286
PMID:35846999
Local perception of ecosystem services and their conservation in Sudanian savannas of Burkina Faso (West Africa) Nabaloum A, Goetze D, Ouédraogo A, Porembski S, Thiombiano A J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 19-Feb-2022
PMCID:PMC8858500
doi:10.1186/s13002-022-00508-w
PMID:35183193
Zebrafish as a Useful Tool in the Research of Natural Products With Potential Anxiolytic Effects Cueto-Escobedo J, German-Ponciano LJ, Guillén-Ruiz G, Soria-Fregozo C, Herrera-Huerta EV Front Behav Neurosci 12-Jan-2022
PMCID:PMC8789748
doi:10.3389/fnbeh.2021.795285
PMID:35095438
A Review of Ethnoveterinary Knowledge, Biological Activities and Secondary Metabolites of Medicinal Woody Plants Used for Managing Animal Health in South Africa Selogatwe KM, Asong JA, Struwig M, Ndou RV, Aremu AO Vet Sci 12-Oct-2021
PMCID:PMC8537377
doi:10.3390/vetsci8100228
PMID:34679058
Ethnoveterinary Knowledge and Biological Evaluation of Plants Used for Mitigating Cattle Diseases: A Critical Insight Into the Trends and Patterns in South Africa Chakale MV, Mwanza M, Aremu AO Front Vet Sci 19-Aug-2021
PMCID:PMC8417044
doi:10.3389/fvets.2021.710884
PMID:34490402
A Systematic Review on Comparative Analysis, Toxicology, and Pharmacology of Medicinal Plants Against Haemonchus contortus Ali R, Rooman M, Mussarat S, Norin S, Ali S, Adnan M, Khan SN Front Pharmacol 10-May-2021
PMCID:PMC8141741
doi:10.3389/fphar.2021.644027
PMID:34040520
Naïve plant communities and individuals may initially suffer in the face of reintroduced megafauna: An experimental exploration of rewilding from an African savanna rangeland Young TP, Kimuyu DM, Odadi WO, Wells HB, Wolf AA PLoS One 06-Apr-2021
PMCID:PMC8023473
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0248855
PMID:33822786
Anthropogenic Pressure on Tree Species Diversity, Composition, and Growth of Balanites aegyptiaca in Dinder Biosphere Reserve, Sudan Mohammed EM, H. EA, Ndakidemi PA, Treydte AC Plants (Basel) 04-Mar-2021
PMCID:PMC8000727
doi:10.3390/plants10030483
PMID:33806457

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